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Comparison

Hawkeye vs iO

Short answer

The AccuGolf Hawkeye costs $8,129 less, reports club path, face angle, attack angle and dynamic loft that the Trackman iO's Home tier doesn't, and plays GSPro with the first year included. The iO is for a buyer who wants Trackman's own software and data; it runs nothing else, and full club data on it means the $23,995 Home Complete package.

At today's prices the Hawkeye is $9,302 less, with a price drop on the Hawkeye at $4,693 (Indoor Golf Outlet).

AccuGolf HawkeyeAccuGolfHawkeye
$5,866$4,693
Buy at Indoor Golf Outlet · $4,693, Hawkeye
vs
Trackman iOTrackmaniO
$13,995
Buy at PlayBetter · $13,995, iOCompare 5 retailers

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Current price drop

The Hawkeye is currently $5,866$4,693 at Indoor Golf Outlet — down $1,173 from its 30-day typical price.

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Which one for you

Building around GSPro
AccuGolf Hawkeye. A year of GSPro included through AccuGolf's own connection; the iO has no GSPro path.
Want club data at the lower price
AccuGolf Hawkeye. Path, face angle, attack angle and dynamic loft out of the box; on the iO they need Home Complete, $23,995 and $1,100 a year.
Committed to Trackman
Trackman iO. Performance Studio is the reason to buy it; budget $700 a year after year one.

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Bottom line

The longer answer

Both mount on the ceiling and stay indoors. The Hawkeye is $5,866 at AccuGolf (without its optional projector) and at Indoor Golf Outlet; the iO is $13,995 everywhere we track. AccuGolf asks for a room 12 ft wide, 9 ft high and 14 ft deep, or 16 to 17 ft wide for both-handed play, and the Hawkeye reads either hand with no change of settings. Trackman's iO page says there are no minimum distances in front of or behind the ball, but its installation manual puts the tee at least 250 cm (8'2") from the screen, and that is the figure to plan on; for narrow bays shared by both hands it offers an iO DUO version priced through its reps.

The Hawkeye's two cameras run at 1,000+ frames per second over a 24 by 12 inch zone. AccuGolf lists ball speed, launch, spin, spin axis, carry and apex, and club speed, path, attack angle, face angle, dynamic loft and face to path. The iO combines radar, infrared and high-speed imaging; its Home tier reports all 14 of Trackman's ball parameters but only one of nine club parameters, club speed. The rest come with Home Complete, $23,995 from dealers and $1,100 a year.

Software is the other split. The Hawkeye has no course play of its own: AccuGolf includes a year of GSPro with every unit and supplies the connection itself, since GSPro doesn't list the Hawkeye, and renewals are $250 a year. E6 Connect is a $2,500 AccuGolf licence in TruGolf's store. The iO runs Trackman Performance Studio only, with year one of the Home tier included and $700 a year after, and there is no GSPro or E6 path.

Counting the first year each maker includes, five years comes to about $6,866 for the Hawkeye on GSPro and about $16,795 for the iO on Home, or $28,395 on Home Complete. Neither includes the Windows PC. AccuGolf lists an NVIDIA RTX 4060 or 5060, says other brands won't work and wants room for a dual-port network card; Trackman asks for an Intel i7, 32GB and an RTX 4070 Ti or better. Our $2,399.99 RTX 5070 Ti tower, with an Intel i7 and 32GB, meets both, so the PC doesn't change the gap.

For GSPro, club data and the lower price, the Hawkeye is the value by a wide margin. The iO is the pick when Trackman's software, data and name are the reason for the room.

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Full specificationsEvery spec for both, line by line

Specifications

The numbers, lined up.

Hardware

  • Tracking Method
    HawkeyePhotometric overhead (dual cameras, 1,000+ fps)
    iOHybrid (radar + infrared + high-speed imaging, ceiling-mount)
  • Mounting
    HawkeyeCeiling bracket included
    iO—
  • Indoor/Outdoor
    HawkeyeIndoor only
    iOIndoor only
  • Hitting Zone
    Hawkeye24 in wide × 12 in long
    iO—
  • Ambidextrous
    HawkeyeYes — no setting change between right and left handed
    iO—
  • Warranty
    Hawkeye2 years
    iO—
  • Marked Ball Required
    Hawkeye—
    iONo
  • Handedness
    Hawkeye—
    iOBoth, with nothing to move; Trackman sells the iO DUO for bays under 14 ft wide that need both

Requirements

  • Room Required
    Hawkeye12 ft wide × 9 ft high × 14 ft deep; 16–17 ft wide for a both-handed room (AccuGolf's own figure)
    iO—
  • PC
    HawkeyeWindows 10/11, NVIDIA RTX 4060 / 5060 or better (NVIDIA only; AccuGolf advises against 30-series cards), 16 GB RAM, dual-LAN
    iO—
  • Ceiling Height
    Hawkeye—
    iO8'10"–10'6" from turf to ceiling, split across Trackman's Low, Mid and High versions (order the one that fits the room); Trackman's setup guide puts the minimum room height at 9'4". Above 10 ft, plan on the VESA drop pole: Trackman's mounting article calls for it above 10 ft, its installation manual above 10'6"

Data

  • Ball & Club Data
    HawkeyeMeasured: ball speed, launch angle, club speed, club path, attack angle, face angle. Calculated by the AI model: backspin, sidespin, spin axis
    iO—
  • Latency
    Hawkeye~0.2 seconds to result
    iO—
  • Ball Data
    Hawkeye—
    iOFull Trackman parameter set, measured spin
  • Club Data
    Hawkeye—
    iOClub speed only on the Home tier (1 of 9 club parameters); all 9 need Home Complete

Software

  • Course Play
    HawkeyeGSPro (first year included by AccuGolf, then $250/yr; AccuGolf supplies the connection — GSPro's own list doesn't name AccuGolf) or E6 Connect (AccuGolf Standard License, $2,500 one-time with 27 courses, or $300–$600/yr)
    iO—
  • Subscription
    Hawkeye—
    iOYear 1 free; ~$700/yr after; Home Complete tier is +$10,000 up-front and $1,100/yr
  • Native Software
    Hawkeye—
    iOTrackman Performance Studio (TPS)

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Both fit the same buyers.

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